EGAVE

splash

About 1.75 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
    I heard a splash when the rock landed in the pond.
  2. noun A small amount of liquid.
    I felt a splash of rain, so I put up my hood.
  3. noun A small amount (of color).
    The painter put a splash of blue on the wall to make it more colorful
  4. noun A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.
    There was a visible splash on his pants after he went to the bathroom.
  5. noun An impact or impression.
    The new movie made quite a splash upon its release.
  6. noun A splash screen.
  7. noun A body press; a move where the wrestler jumps forward from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
  8. noun A cosmetic powder to whiten the complexion.

Similar words

splosh slosh splatter splattering spatter spattering dab sprinkle slush squish

Often followed by

of in and into on screen the as water

Word family

splashed splasher splashers splashes splashing

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